[03/12/15 - 11:40 PM]Development Update: Thursday, March 12Updates include: Kristen Hager to lead "The Adversaries" at ABC; D.B. Woodside among the latest bound for FOX's "Lucifer"; and James Roday to star in ABC's "The Brainy Bunch."

[01/26/15 - 11:55 PM]Development Update: Monday, January 26Updates include: FOX in talks to develop an "X-Men" TV series; Millie Brady to lead Lifetime's "The Clan of the Cave Bear"; and "Rush Hour" among the latest wave of pilot pickups.

[12/11/14 - 05:38 AM]Golden Globe Nominations 2015"Fargo" leads all TV nods with five; followed by "True Detective" with four; and "The Affair," "The Good Wife," "House of Cards," "The Normal Heart," "Olive Kitteridge" and "Orange Is the New Black" with three each.

[10/21/14 - 11:37 PM]Development Update: Tuesday, October 21Updates include: Christian Slater set as title role in USA's "Mr. Robot"; ABC to bring "Bachelor Party" to the small screen; and comedian Sebastian Maniscalco to star in potential half-hour for NBC.

[09/09/14 - 11:35 PM]Development Update: Tuesday, September 9Updates include: USA taps Rami Malek as lead in "Mr. Robot"; CBS developing Stephen King's "The Things They Left Behind" as drama; David Hudgins to play "Game of Silence" at NBC.

[02/12/14 - 11:31 PM]Development Update: Wednesday, February 12Updates include: Cristin Milioti is the first to board NBC's "A to Z"; FOX gives series order to Will Forte's "Last Man on Earth"; and Jonathan Ryland is NBC's "Lifesaver."

[10/10/13 - 11:29 PM]Development Update: Thursday, October 10Updates include: The CW asks for three additional scripts from its fall dramas; ABC extends "Shark Tank" season to 24 episodes; and Tom Papa to get "More Time with Family" at CBS.

[02/14/11 - 10:42 PM]Development Update: Monday, February 14Updates include: Robert Taylor is "Longmire" for A&E; Jesse L. Martin, Saffron Burrows land pilots; and more directors sign on for this year's development crop.

[12/17/09 - 06:36 PM]Development Update: Thursday, December 17Updates include: The CW puts unaired "Beautiful Life" on YouTube; USA to bring "The Freshman" to the small screen; and Emmy Rossum, Allison Janney to be "Shameless" for Showtime.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:renewed through the 2015-16 season (the show's sixth of 12 episodes) on 1/12/15

DESCRIPTION:(from Showtime's press release, January 2015) Hot off its season five premiere this past Sunday, SHOWTIME has ordered a sixth season of SHAMELESS, it was announced today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. SHAMELESS, the network's highest-rated comedy series received a 12-episode order, with production on season six starting later this year. The fifth season of SHAMELESS stars Oscar(R) nominee and Emmy(R) winner William H. Macy as pickled patriarch Frank Gallagher and Golden Globe(R) nominee Emmy Rossum as daughter Fiona. Recently garnering three Emmy(R) Award nominations in the 'Comedy' category, as well Golden Globe and SAG noms for Macy, SHAMELESS season 5 finds the Gallaghers dealing with the upsides and downsides of personal growth and urban renewal. As their neighborhood begins a move towards gentrifying, the Gallagher clan tries to reconcile their chaotic past in the hopes of building a better future. Dermot Mulroney, Steve Kazee and Sasha Alexander guest star. The series stars Macy and Rossum, along with Ethan Cutkosky, Emily Bergl, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Jeremy Allen White, Noel Fisher and special guest star Joan Cusack. Based on the long-running hit U.K. series, SHAMELESS is executive-produced by Emmy Award winning television and film producer John Wells, Andrew Stearn, Christopher Chulack, Davey Holmes and Nancy Pimental. Wells developed the series for American television. Paul Abbott serves as executive consultant. SHAMELESS is produced by Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television.